Kash
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Oh, my little playground has become quite lively and bustling... :)
There's no point in repeating what Romario, Ayman, and Neverminder said; they are right.
I'll say it again: the upper limit of "newbie" status is quite vague; I evaluate each participant individually. In the first season, I tried to play with everyone who had unfamiliar nicknames, and if necessary, I asked someone to play – now, I'm sorry, but I can't afford to do that; I play very rarely. Therefore, I mainly evaluate based on reports on HW. Mar's reports, to be honest, didn't impress me enough to put him in the "promising" folder. Although, of course, it's clear that he has certain skills. Okay, let's see him on the portal again.
And once again, I repeat myself: I cannot allow the "Newbie" tournament to turn into a playground for those who can't play/can play a little/are just starting to play. No matter what it's called, in each season, there will be a couple of people who clearly look stronger than the others and who will set the pace of the tournament. Want to win against them? Train! Play a season, play with different factions, play different builds, play against stronger opponents, analyze saves in detail, find and fix your mistakes, watch streams, remember basic tactics, and come up with your own! And maybe Mar won't seem as scary as you're painting him here.
Neverminder explains the criteria for participants perfectly.
Trust the organizer's experience; he rarely makes mistakes, so I guarantee that truly strong players will not get into the tournament. Each of the registered participants has a real chance to improve enough in a month to be able to compete for a medal. :)
Go and fight, and may the Force (and knowledge) be with you
